knowledge recall - brineleas.cheshire.sch.uk
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Knowledge Recall1. What is a megacity?
2. Explain 2 push factors
3. What is rural-urban fringe?
4. What is urban regeneration?
5. Define ‘greenfield sites’
6. Outline one way international migration has led to a change in character in one UK city
7. Define the term ‘natural increase’
8. Explain one economic problem causes by traffic congestion
Knowledge Recall1. What is a megacity?
A city with a population of 10 million or more
2. Explain 2 push factors
Living in war torn country, poor access to medical care or education and high unemployment figures
3. What is rural-urban fringe?
The area at the very edge of the city beside the countryside
4. What is urban regeneration?
Urban regeneration happens when an urban area is upgraded. The aim is to improve both the economic and social spaces within a city. This usually takes place when areas of dereliction, pollution or brown-field spaces are restored or the area is used for new purposes.
5. Define ‘greenfield sites’
An area of land that has not been developed previously.
6. Outline one way international migration has led to a change in character in one UK city
It has changed the culture within cities. Developing various options for food from all parts of the world. It also changed the population of the workforce to a younger population overall.
7. Define the term ‘natural increase’
The difference between the number of live births and the number of deaths during the year
8. Explain one economic problem causes by traffic congestion
There is a loss of working hours which results in lower productivity for companies as there is less time available to be spent on producing output. On a grand scale, this will lead to a loss of productivity throughout the economy.
New topic: Physical Landscapes in
the UK
Overview
You will learn about physical landscapes in the UK in general and then specifically study
• Glacial landscapes
• River landscapes
LandscapeAn extensive area of land regarded
as being visually and physically distinct.
Title: The Physical Landscape of the UK
Date: Friday, 01 May 2020
Learning objectives:
• To identify the main physical landscape features of the UK
• To locate the main physical features of the UK on a map
• To describe the overall physical landscape of the UK
TASK: Describe the physical geography of the UK – When we refer to the physical geography, we are referring to the geology, relief of the land and specific physical features
What is the physical
geography of the UK like?
Improve your Description• You are going to be shown some images of
physical features in the UK.
• With the help of these images, add more detail to your 10 word description.
• Try to name some of the features in your description if you recognise any.
• When you have finished go onto read through the different physical landscapes within the UK on the following slides and add more specific detail to your description.
The UK Physical Landscape – a whistle-stop tour
The UK’s main upland areas (orange and red on the map) tend to be in the north and west of the country.
The lowland areas (green on the map) are to the south and east.
Most cities are in lowland areas and often on the UK’s main rivers.
The UK Physical Landscape – a whistle-stop tour
Grampian Mountains
Part of the Highlands and home to Ben Nevis – the highest mountain in the UK.
The Grampians are steep, rocky and sparsely populated.
The UK Physical Landscape – a whistle-stop tour
The Lake District
A national park that is very popular with tourists.
The Lake District is an upland area that has lots of glacial features.
The UK Physical Landscape – a whistle-stop tour
Snowdonia
Snowdonia is a glaciated upland area formed from rock from an old volcano.
It contains steep mountains (like Snowdon) and glaciated valleys.
The UK Physical Landscape – a whistle-stop tour
Holderness Coast
The Holderness Coast is made mainly of soft boulder clay.
The cliffs are eroding quickly, which allows landforms such as Spurn Head spit to form.
The UK Physical Landscape – a whistle-stop tour
Dorset Coast
There are bands of hard and soft rock in the Dorset Coast, which lead to landforms such as stacks, arches and spits
The UK Physical Landscape – a whistle-stop tour
The Fens
The Fens are a flat, low-lying, marshy area.
They used to be larger, but much has been drained for farming.
The UK Physical Landscape – a whistle-stop tour
River Clyde Lower Valley
The Clyde River has a wide lower valley and flood plain.
The city of Glasgow is situated on the flat ground of the Clyde’s flood plain.
What is relief?
Relief is a term to describe the physicalfeatures of a landscape. This includes:
Height above sea level
Steepness of a slope
Shapes of landscape features
What is relief?
Relief is a term to describe the physicalfeatures of a landscape. This includes:
Height above sea level
Steepness of a slope
Shapes of landscape features
GEOLOGY (rocks) – resistant rocks form dramatic mountain ranges; soft rock can provide our low lying plains.
TECTONICS – Uplift and subduction can create or destroy landscapes.
EROSION & WEATHERING – rivers and glaciers constantly wear away the landscapes, and the weather can also break down rock.
Geology of the UK
There are three categories of rock in the UK: - Sedimentary - Igneous - Metamorphic
COPY:Sedimentary = made of eroded material, e.g. clay, chalk , sandstoneIgneous = formed by lava or made inside the earth, e.g. basalt, granite Metamorphic = rock changed by heat or pressure, e.g. slate
Describing TASK
Describe the pattern of the rock? Use the worksheet at the end of this PPT.
Remember:
G (General points) =
C (Calculation) =
S (Specifically) =
E (Exception, anything not following the typical pattern?) =
Much of the rock is sedimentary
75% sedimentary25% metamorphic and igneous
Sedimentary in England and South East; mostly clays, sands, sandstone, chalk
Metamorphic and igneous in ScotlandSlates and shales in Wales and North England
Patches of alluvium and sandstone in ScotlandPatches of basalt and granite in Cornwall
TASK: Your turn – plot the physical
geography
Complete worksheet 2 at the end of the power point. Using an atlas or google maps, locate and plot the following onto your map:
RIVERS: MOUNTAINS: SEAS/OCEANS: ISLANDS:
• Thames• Avon• Severn• Tees• Mersey• Clyde• Spey
• Grampians• Highlands• Pennines• Snowdonia• Cumbrian• Southern
Uplands• Exmoor• Dartmoor
• Irish Sea• North Sea• English
Channel• North
Atlantic Ocean
• Isle of Man• Isle of Wight• Orkney
Islands• Hebrides
EXTENSION – what parts of the UK have the highest altitude? Label 4 onto your map (with
height!)
Don’t forget to include:
• A key• A north arrow
TASK: Adding to your map
• London• Manchester• Birmingham• Cardiff• Glasgow• Edinburgh• Aberdeen• Newcastle upon Tyne• Bristol• Belfast• Liverpool
EXTENSION – Write down any relationships between the physical
features and city locations in the UK you
notice
Knowing the UK!
1. Name a river in Wales
2. Name a mountain range in Scotland
3. Name the capital of Northern Ireland
4. Name a city in the midlands
5. Name a fast-eroding stretch of coastline
6. Name a national park
7. Name a flat area of the UK
8. Name the capital of Scotland
Exam style question
Describe the physical geography of the UK (4 marks)
Model Answer
SELF ASSESS
Does your answer include the following:
• A variety of different physical geography features?
• Specific named examples? • Compass directions?• A clear description (stating what it is like using adjectives)?• Use the mark scheme and model answer to give yourself a score.
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